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Guilfoyle

Guilfoyle proper noun: a surname from Irish.

Proper noun

Guilfoyle (plural Guilfoyles)

  1. A surname from Irish.

Forms of Guilfoyle

pluralGuilfoyles
alternative formGilfoyle
alternative formGuilfoil

Origin of Guilfoyle

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Phóil (“son of St. Paul's follower”), from mac + giolla + Pól.

Questions about Guilfoyle

What does Guilfoyle mean?
Guilfoyle means a surname from Irish.
What part of speech is Guilfoyle?
Guilfoyle is a proper noun.

Words near Guilfoyle in the dictionary

  1. Guilfordians
  2. Guilfordite
  3. Guilfordites
  4. Guilfords
  5. Guilfoy
  6. Guilfoyle
  7. Guilfoyles
  8. Guiliano
  9. Guilianos
  10. Guilin
  11. guiling

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